Craigburn House Stirling
North Church Street, Callander Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK17 8EG, United Kingdom
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7 weeks, 5 days and 3 resignations.
... We have to keep super saving, so keep an eye posted on our ebay account for any purchases you wish to make!
On a more positive note, we've 'resigned' from 3 jobs this week - a very exciting feeling!
I think that's about all for now. There won't be an awful lot of goss until after the 5th of March!
Take care
Alison x
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A wee trip to Scotland for Hogmanay
After a few weeks at home for Christmas I came back to the UK to spend new year/hogmanay in Scotland with my mates. Kelly and I stayed at Eilidh's house and her mom Gale took us on the "Gale tour of Scotland" which basically was us bombing around the highlands in Gale's Audi looking at sites from the car because the weather was so horrible. It was fun though. I met a new best friend, he's a giraffe. After a ...
35. The Glen
... the UK's highest mountain, we stopped at a whisky distillery for a wee tour and were all given a dram of whisky. All before 10.30 in the morning. I must admit it was a bit of a struggle and I gave most of it to Blair. I just couldn't face drinking at that time of day. Interesting to learn that whisky is taxed at 92.1% ... meaning after all the effort these people go through to make their mystical peaty drink, they may only make £3 or so gross off each bottle sold.
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Closing the (Arctic) Circle
... in Bodø and continued the journey to the tropical south together by train. 'Tropical', by the way, is no exageration to decribe the heat which hit us on arrival in Oslo. At least as we experienced it - seasoned northerners donned with woolen socks and bags bigger than ourselves. Free of the monsters on our backs, however, and having the good fortune to be hosted by two fantastically hospitible families of friends, we could ...
246 Steps!
... had to go sit in the replica chair - same floor though! The Palace building which was built in 1540, housed many a royal Scottish family. The chapel was restored inside which also displayed some original plaques that have to be stored in temp control glass cases now. They have been restoring the castle building by building but only are currently doing the inside of the palace interior. ...


